Keeping it colorful. Kristin Cavallari dyed her 5-year-old daughter Saylor’s hair — and she isn’t here for the haters. Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler’s Sweetest Moments With Their 3 Kids “Yes, I dyed Saylor’s hair pink,” the Very Cavallari alum, 34, captioned a Wednesday, January 20, Instagram Story selfie. “No, it’s not permanent so relax mommy-shamers.” The former reality star […]
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From advertising to the workplace, it is often assumed that men and women are fundamentally different—from Mars and Venus, respectively. Of course, we all know people who are more androgynous, having a mix of personality traits that are stereotypically considered to be male or female. Importantly, such “psychological androgyny” has long been associated with traits such as better cognitive flexibility […]
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Either the trivalent adjuvanted inactivated influenza vaccine (aIIV3) or the trivalent high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine (HD-IIV3) is safe to use in older adults, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in JAMA Network Open. Kenneth E. Schmader, weaning off zoloft M.D., from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues compared the safety, reactogenicity, and health-related quality-of-life effects of […]
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The rates of suicide attempts and suicide are increased among individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study published online Jan. 12 in JAMA Network Open. Kairi Kõlves, Ph.D., from Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia, and colleagues conducted a cohort study using nationwide register data from Jan. 1, 1995, to Dec. 31, 2016, for 6,559,266 individuals in Denmark […]
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Wearing a face covering, physical distancing, and hand washing are not the only ways that people can protect themselves from COVID-19. Eating a healthy diet is essential to building a strong immune system so that your body is less susceptible to infection, including the coronavirus, said Carlin Rafie, a registered dietitian and professor in Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and […]
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Women who have COVID-19 during childbirth are more likely to face complications than moms-to-be without the coronavirus, researchers say. Fortunately, the absolute risk for complications for any one woman is very low (less than 1%). But the relative risks for problems—such as clotting and early labor—are significant, the new study found. Still, “the findings here, truly, are that among women […]
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Many of us are struggling to get to sleep at the moment. A recent survey showed 60% of people feel more restless at night during the coronavirus pandemic. So if you’re one of them, you should listen up! Olivia Arezzolo, a sleep expert with 10 years in the industry, shared her top tips for getting an hour of extra kip […]
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New research published in the British Journal of Psychology indicates that social influence has a large impact on people’s adherence to COVID-19 guidelines. In the analysis of information from 6,674 people in 114 countries, investigators found that people distanced most when they thought their close social circle did. Such social influence mattered more than whether people thought that distancing was […]
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A recent study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica found that questions typically asked to new mothers to screen for depression after giving birth can also help to detect depressive symptoms and other mental disorders during early pregnancy. The questions are part of what’s called the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. In the study of 2,271 women, 85% of women […]
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Thanks for your question. When there’s an itching and burning sensation by the testicles and penis it’s a good time to see your health care provider. These symptoms may suggest a fungal skin infection called tinea cruris, or jock itch. They may also suggest a possible sexually transmitted infection. Your health care provider will likely perform a genital exam and […]
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